Table 3.
Author | Population | Burnout assessment tool | Burnout rate among RO physicians | Burnout rate among all physicians included |
---|---|---|---|---|
Trockel et al12 | Multispecialty | PFI* | N/A | 39% |
Trockel et al12 | Multispecialty | MBI definition 1† | N/A | 49% |
Dahn et al9 | Canadian RO residents | MBI definition 1† | 42% | 42% |
Ramey et al8 | US RO residents | MBI definition 1† | 33% | 33% |
Kusano et al11 | RO academic chairs | MBI definition 2‡ | 0% | 0% |
Aggarwal et al10 | RO academic program directors | MBI definition 2‡ | 6% | 6% |
Shanafelt2 et al | Multispecialty | MBI definition 1† | 41% | 44% |
Present study | Multispecialty | PFI* | 17% | 45% |
Abbreviations: MBI = Maslach's burnout inventory; PFI = professional fulfillment index; RO = radiation oncology; US = United States.
Burnout = burnout score ≥ 1.33.
Burnout = high score on either emotional exhaustion or depersonalization subscales.
Burnout = high score on emotional exhaustion subscale, high score on depersonalization subscale, and low score on personal accomplishment subscale.